DTVHINDISA20 2025: After Dinesh Karthik and Joe Root, Paarl Royals included these two strong players in the team
Paarl Royals have signed English all-rounder Jacob Bethell and batsman Sam Hain as overseas players for the upcoming third season. Paarl Royals (Photo Source: Getty Images) SA2025: Paarl Royals has started preparations for the upcoming third season of the league. The franchise has already included veteran players like Joe Root and Dinesh Karthik in the team. Paarl Royals has now signed English all-rounder Jacob Bethell and batsman Sam Hain as foreign players. Both are top-class players- Kumar Sangakkara Paarl Royals Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara expressed his happiness over the joining of Jacob Bethell and Sam Hain with the team and said, Jacob Bethell and Sam Hein are both top-class players, as their recent performances show. Jacob’s explosive style and game awareness are things that will prove extremely useful. We play in the SA20, both at home in Paarl and away in similar conditions. Meanwhile, Sam’s ability to make an instant impact with the bat has really come to the fore recently, and we are all very excited to see what he does. We are looking forward to both of them joining the Royals for Season 3. Take a look at Jacob Bethel’s performance- Jacob Bethel was born in Barbados, he received a sports scholarship at Rugby School in Warwickshire at the age of 13. Bethel was part of the England team that reached the final of the ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup as an opening batsman. Jacob has shown excellent performance for his team with the ball and bat in all three formats. He has scored 676 runs in 38 T20 matches so far at a strike rate of 140. In the T20 Blast this year, the young player has scored 356 runs at a strike rate of 155.45, and has also taken 6 wickets at an economy of 6.78. Also, playing for Birmingham Phoenix in the ongoing Hundred 2024, Jacob has scored 111 runs in 3 matches, he is currently the second highest run scorer in the tournament. Take a look at Sam Hein’s performance- Sam Hain came into the limelight with his impressive performance in the year 2022, scoring over a thousand runs to keep Warwickshire in the top division. He has been a standout performer in the domestic circuit in all three formats – first-class cricket, List-A and T20. Sam Hein is known for his ability to play risky shots, rotate the strike and play spin well. Hein has played in many T20 leagues around the world so far. Hein has scored 4500 runs in 155 T20 matches at a strike rate of 133.95.
Paris Olympics 2024: “What a great effort….”- Vinesh Phogat reached the semi-finals, Dinesh Karthik made a special tweet
Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik is very proud of Vinesh Phogat’s performance. Vinesh Phogat and Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: X/Getty Images) Paris Olympics 2024: Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat has reached the semi-finals of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh created history today (August 6) by defeating world champion and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Yui Susaki in the first 50 KG event. Vinesh has also become the first wrestler in the world to defeat Japan’s Yui Susaki. Susaki had earlier won 82 consecutive matches. Vinesh was trailing 0-2 till the end of the match, but then she showed her magic in the last 20 seconds and won 3-2, and made it to the quarter-finals. Vinesh Phogat then defeated Ukraine’s Oxana Livach in the quarter-finals to enter the semi-finals. Vinesh, who made her Olympic debut in Rio in 2016, is now set to play her first semi-final at the mega event. Vinesh Phogat will face Cuba’s Lopez Guzman in the semi-finals at the Paris Olympics 2024. Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik is very proud of Vinesh Phogat’s performance, he has made a special tweet on social media congratulating Vinesh. Dinesh Karthik wrote this about Vinesh Phogat Vinesh Phogat what a great effort from you, all the best for the next round Here is the reaction of Indian cricket fraternity on social media regarding Vinesh Phogat- What a stunning effort by @Phogat_Vinesh , All the best for the next rounds #TeamIndia #ParisOlympics #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/O1TUVNjj40 — DK (@DineshKarthik) August 6, 2024 ULTIMATE TAKEDOWN 🤯 Vinesh Phogat ends Yui Susaki’s perfect 82-0 international streak and goes onto defeat Oksana Livanch to enter the semis, all in one day!#PlayBold #TeamIndia #Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/csN6t5bhtW — Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) August 6, 2024 Dangal Climax 2.0 🔥🫡 pic.twitter.com/Tk2jZbus8k — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) August 6, 2024 I’m possible! Congratulations Vinesh Phogat on beating the four time champion and breaking the 82 game streak!Now into the semis! #WhistleForIndia #Paris2024 #Olympics 📸 : Getty/Olympics pic.twitter.com/4xvHOsnkfs — Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) August 6, 2024 What an absolutely amazing day for India at #Olympics Vinesh Phogat beats World No.1 and secures a spot in semi-finals and Neeraj Chopra’s monstrous throw of 89.34 meters qualifies him for the finals. Gold medals loading for India! Just a game away🔥@Neeraj_chopra1, pic.twitter.com/oajADvjznV — Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) August 6, 2024 𝐕 For Victory, 𝐕 For @Phogat_Vinesh OUR OWN 𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐇 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐆𝐀𝐓 IS IN THE SEMI-FINAL OF #Olympics Vinesh beats former World Championships medalist Oksana Livach 7-5.#wrestling #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/9lSVJwpcHh — MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) August 6, 2024 Dinesh Karthik will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in SA20 Dinesh Karthik has become the first Indian player to participate in South Africa’s premier T20 tournament SA20. He will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the third season of the league. It remains to be seen what wonders Karthik does with the bat and behind the wicket on South African soil. Let us tell you that Dinesh Karthik retired from all formats of the game after IPL 2024. He will be seen as the batting coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming…
Dinesh Karthik created history, became the first Indian player to be a part of SA20
Karthik will be seen playing for Paarl Royals Dinesh Karthik. (Image Source: IPL-BCCI) Former wicketkeeper batsman of the Indian cricket team Dinesh Karthik has created history. Let us tell you that now he has become the first Indian player to participate in South Africa’s premier T20 tournament SA20. It is worth noting that today on 6th August, Paarl Royals has made public the information about including Karthik in the team. So now he will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the third season of the tournament. Also, for your information, let us tell you that after IPL 2024, he retired from all formats of the game. After this, he will be seen working as a batting coach with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the upcoming season of IPL. But he has signed a contract with the Paarl Royals franchise ahead of the upcoming season of SA20. It will be interesting to see how DK will perform with the bat and behind the wicket in the upcoming season of the tournament? A look at Dinesh Karthik’s cricket career Dinesh Karthik, who made his debut for Indian cricket in 2004, has played 26 Tests, 94 ODIs and 60 T20 matches for Team India till 2022 in a cricket career spanning nearly 19 years. During this period, Karthik has scored 1025 Tests, 1752 ODIs and 686 T20 runs. Apart from this, Karthik has scored a total of 4842 runs in 257 IPL matches at an average of 26.32 and a strike rate of 135.36. On the other hand, along with his cricket career, Karthik also started trying his hand at cricket commentary. He has been seen doing commentary during Australia vs England Ashes 2023 and many Test series of India abroad. So now he will be seen playing for Paarl Royals in the upcoming season of SA20, which is definitely a good step towards making the tournament big.
SA20 appoints Dinesh Karthik as their league ambassador ahead of third season
Dinesh Karthik himself is very happy that he has been appointed the league ambassador of this important tournament. Dinesh Karthik (Pic Source-Twitter) South Africa’s best tournament SA20 has appointed India’s legendary wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik as its league ambassador ahead of the upcoming season. Let us tell you, Dinesh Karthik’s performance has always been very good in international cricket and he has performed very well for the Indian team. Not only this, Dinesh Karthik was also a part of the Indian team that won the ICC T20 World Cup 2007. Dinesh Karthik himself is very happy that he has been appointed as the league ambassador of this important tournament. He said that in the first two editions of this league, the world’s best players performed very well and young talented players also left their mark. Dinesh Karthik said, ‘I am very happy that I am joining Betway SA20 as an ambassador. Its first two seasons were very good and the best players in the world performed well in it. Not only this, the performance of the young players was also excellent. I feel very honored that I am associated with the SA20 League. I am hopeful that many great matches will be seen in the upcoming edition of this important tournament.’ Dinesh Karthik’s performance in the Indian Premier League has always been tremendous Let us tell you, Dinesh Karthik has participated for a total of 6 teams in his 16-year long Indian Premier League career. In this period, Dinesh Karthik has scored 4842 runs at an average of 26.32 and a strike rate of 135.66. Not only this, the experienced player has taken 145 catches behind the stumps while also making 37 stumpings. Dinesh Karthik has a lot of experience in cricket and he has also been praised by the commissioner of this important tournament, Graeme Smith. Graeme Smith said, ‘We are very happy that Dinesh Karthik has been included in this tournament as an ambassador. The third season of SA20 will be even better than the first two. The craze for cricket has always been very high in India and we would like that this time too they get to enjoy the matches here. Dinesh Karthik will also make an important contribution to us in this.’ 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Dinesh Karthik picks four potential players as replacements for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
Yashasvi Jaiswal’s performance in international T20 cricket has always been very good. So far, he has scored 643 runs in 20 matches in T20 cricket at an average of 37.82 and a strike rate of 162.78. Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: Twitter) Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and experienced batsman Virat Kohli have retired from international T20 cricket. The performance of both these players has always been very good in the T20 format and both have won the hearts of many fans. Recently, India defeated South Africa in the final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and won the trophy of this magnificent tournament. After the end of this important tournament, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from international T20 cricket. Now the question arising in the minds of all Indian fans is which players can replace these two players in T20 cricket. Veteran wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik has put forth his opinion on this. According to India Today, Dinesh Karthik said, ‘First of all, it is very difficult for any player to replace Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. But in the current Indian playing XI, four people can replace Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Rituraj Gaikwad, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma and Shubman Gill. I think Yashasvi Jaiswal will definitely be in the starting XI of T20 cricket.’ Yashasvi Jaiswal’s performance in international T20 cricket has always been very good Let us tell you, Yashasvi Jaiswal’s performance in international T20 cricket has always been very good. So far, he has scored 643 runs in 20 matches in T20 cricket at an average of 37.82 and a strike rate of 162.78. Talking about Shubman Gill, he has been appointed the vice-captain of the Indian T20 and ODI team for the upcoming Sri Lanka tour. Shubman Gill’s performance has always been very good in India and the Indian Premier League. Talking about Abhishek Sharma, he recently scored his first international T20 century against Zimbabwe. Rituraj Gaikwad also batted very well in the Zimbabwe tour. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have many records in international T20 cricket and it will not be so easy for any player to reach them. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Know why Dinesh Karthik took retirement, he himself made a big revelation
After IPL 2024, Karthik has put a stop to his career. Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Just after Royal Challengers Bangalore were knocked out of IPL 2024, veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik decided to retire. However, everyone was shocked by this sudden decision taken by the cricketer. Looking at Karthik’s performance and fitness in the last season of IPL, it seemed that he still had a few more years of cricket left in him, but he suddenly decided to retire from cricket. Because of this, Karthik had decided to retire early Let us tell you that in a recent discussion with Cricbuzz, Karthik said- I think I was physically ready to play cricket for the next three years. After the impact player rule, it became even easier. I think I could have gone ahead for another IPL cycle. Apart from this, there are not many issues in my life. Karthik further said- I have never missed a match in my cricket career due to injury. I got this as a blessing. I was never worried about my body and fitness. It was all about the mental aspect whether I would be able to put in as much effort as is needed before the tournament. If I don’t play enough matches, will I not have a problem with it? It was just a mental aspect. From this statement given by Karthik, you can guess that he decided to retire from cricket due to mentality. On the other hand, if we give you information about DK’s performance in the last season of RCB, he scored 326 runs in a rapid style at an excellent strike rate of 187.36 and an average of 36.22. Along with this, the fans also got to see two half-centuries from his bat.
When Hardik Pandya took on Dinesh Karthik in IPL 2024, the experienced player made a big revelation about his retirement
Dinesh Karthik’s performance has always been very good in IPL. Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Veteran Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has revealed how Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya hinted at his retirement during the Indian Premier League 2024 match. Let us tell you, recently the Indian Premier League 2024 has ended and Dinesh Karthik has retired from IPL after the end of this important tournament. He is considered one of the best wicketkeeper-batsmen in the world. In an interview with Cricbuzz, Dinesh Karthik told that when the match was being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, Hardik Pandya had sledged him. Not only this, Virat Kohli also made fun of me about this. Dinesh Karthik has participated in IPL for a total of 6 teams. He has scored almost 5000 runs in this tournament. Dinesh Karthik said, ‘Whenever I used to play against RCB and Virat Kohli used to catch my catch, the word ‘Ben Stokes’ would definitely come out of his mouth but it was a send off. Hardik Pandya used to tease me that the leg spinner has just come and that’s why I am thankful for that. After that, when I used to play some shots, he used to say, ‘Okay, it seems it has become a little better.’ Rohit Sharma was also troubling me this year: Dinesh Karthik Dinesh Karthik further said, ‘He is my good friend. He also said that he is doing some work as a commentator. Rohit Sharma was also troubling me this year and giving me false hopes.’ Dinesh Karthik was seen playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024. The team made it to the playoffs this season but had to face defeat against Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator match. Only after this Dinesh Karthik decided to retire. Dinesh Karthik’s performance has always been very good in IPL. He also scored important runs for RCB in the 2024 season. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Virat Kohli said to Dinesh Karthik for this help, “Thank you … otherwise I would have”
Former RCB captain Virat Kohli expressed his gratitude to Dinesh Karthik for motivating him when he was low on confidence during IPL 2022. Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Dinesh Karthik has decided to retire after playing his last match of IPL 2024 with RCB. Karthik played his last international match for the Indian team on 2 November 2022 against Bangladesh in the last T20 World Cup. After this, he played his last match against Rajasthan Royals on 22 May in IPL this year. After RCB’s defeat at the hands of RR in the eliminator match of IPL 2024, a sweat-soaked Dinesh Karthik accepted defeat with a heavy heart and after that he took off the cap from his head and gloves from his hands. Then every RCB player ran towards Karthik. Former India captain Virat Kohli also ran towards him and hugged him tightly. Rajasthan Royals players also greeted him. The entire stadium started chanting ‘MISS YOU DK’, meanwhile Kartik bowed to the fans with tears in his eyes and returned to the pavilion, ending his career of two decades. After Dinesh Karthik’s retirement, Virat Kohli has talked about some of the moments spent with him. Along with this, he also told how Dinesh Karthik helped Kohli during his bad times. Let’s read what Kohli said in the video shared by RCB- “The first time I met DK, I remember we were in South Africa and if I am not wrong, it was the Champions Trophy 2009 tournament. This was the first time I shared a dressing room with Dinesh. I found him to be an entertaining, hyperactive, and confused guy. Most of the time he was moving around and not stopping.” “Dinesh Karthik is full of talent, he is a great batsman. There hasn’t been much change between the first time I saw him bat and what I see now. Yes, now he has just developed the quality of generosity and patience.” Kohli also shared a story recalling IPL 2022 when he got out for a duck 3 times in a row. Kohli told that Karthik sat with him and boosted his confidence. “Off the field, I have had some very good and interesting conversations with him. He is an intelligent person, he has a great knowledge about many things, not just cricket. I have thoroughly enjoyed my conversations with him. Even at that stage of 2022 when I did not have a good IPL season, I was really struggling for confidence. Then he sat me down and told me a lot about how he was looking at things that I might not be able to see.” “So, I like his honesty and courage to go up to someone and talk about things that he feels strongly about. And I think that is the most special thing for me when it comes to Dinesh and it is something that I have always remembered about him. That is why we get along so well.”
Veteran Dinesh Karthik will have an incredible career as a commentator: Robin Uthappa
Karthik had an average performance for RCB in IPL 2024. Dinesh Karthik (Image Credit- Twitter X) As soon as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) faced defeat by 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the eliminator match of IPL 2024, fans started wishing 38-year-old cricketer Dinesh Karthik through social media. Had given. However, before the start of the ongoing IPL season, some media reports had claimed that IPL 2024 is going to be Karthik’s last IPL season. But till now Dinesh Karthik and RCB franchise have not given any official statement regarding this. But in the Rajasthan and Bangalore match, RCB players were seen giving guard of honour to Karthik. After this, speculations started again. However, now former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has made a big statement about Dinesh Karthik. Uthappa says that his commentator career will be great. Robin Uthappa gave a big statement about Dinesh Karthik Let us tell you that while discussing on Geo Cinema after RCB’s defeat against Rajasthan Royals, Robin Uthappa said about this legendary wicketkeeper of Tamil Nadu – There is no doubt that his career behind the mic will be brilliant and incredible. He is a veteran of cricket game and IPL. Uthappa further said- He must have been very emotional today. It is not easy for any player to end his career. The way RCB made a comeback and doing so in front of its cricket fans is not easy. Uthappa further congratulated Karthik and said – Congratulations DK, incredible career, on the other side Mike is waiting for you. So, if we give you information about Karthik’s performance in IPL 2024, then he scored a total of 326 runs in 15 matches played for RCB at an average of 36.22 and a strike rate of 187.35.
From Dinesh Karthik to Ravi Shastri, ICC announces star commentary panel for Men’s T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup 2024 starts from June 2 T20 World Cup 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter X) Everyone is eagerly waiting for the upcoming Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup. Let us tell you that this time this multi-nation tournament is going to start from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first match will be played between USA and Canada. All the teams are seen finalizing their preparations for this big tournament. So now the International Cricket Council has announced the star-studded commentary panel for this tournament today on 24 May. Let us tell you that four former players from India have got a place in this commentary panel list. At the same time, the name of Dinesh Karthik in this list is very surprising. It is worth noting that recently Karthik has announced his retirement from cricket. ICC announces commentary panel Let us tell you that ICC has announced the commentary panel today. Some experienced and famous former cricketers have been included in this list for commentary. Ravi Shastri, Harsha Bhogle, Sunil Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik have got a place in this list from India. Apart from this, famous cricket commentators like Nasir Hussain, Ian Smith, Mel Jones and Ian Bishop have also been included in it. Others on the commentary panel include Dale Steyn, Graeme Smith, Michael Atherton, Waqar Younis, Simon Doull, Shaun Pollock, Katey Martin, Mpumelelo Mbangwa, Natalie Germanos, Danny Morrison, Alison Mitchell, Alan Wilkins, Brian Murgatroyd, Mike Haysman, Ian Ward, Athar Ali Khan, Russel Arnold, Niall O’Brien, Kass Naidoo and former West Indies captain Daren Ganga. 20 teams are participating in T20 World Cup 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about the tournament, this time a total of 20 teams are participating in the multi-nation tournament. All 20 teams have been divided into four groups of 5 each. After the league stage, the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the next round of the tournament. Teams in Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and USA. Teams included in Group B: Scotland, Oman, England, Australia, Namibia. Teams in Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea. Teams included in Group D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa.